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Shari Redstone Says CBS News ‘Made A Mistake By Rebuking Tony Dokoupil Interview
Paramount Global's Shari Redstone says CBS News erred by rebuking a Tony Dokoupil interview about Israel-Gaza relations
Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, in some of her last days in that role, reprimanded executives at CBS News for telling staffers earlier this week that a sharp exchange on “CBS Mornings” between Dokoupil and author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book “The Message” had not met the news division’s editorial standards. The segment raised eyebrows both among viewers and internally, because it progressed into a tense back-and-forth as Dokoupil grilled Coates on whether his writing expressed antipathy toward Israel. “I think we made a mistake,” said Redstone, while speaking at an event that was part of Advertising Week, an industry conference.
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